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Ripening Nectarines
We have a nectarine tree growing in a large terracotta pot which we bought
and planted this spring. It's outside against a south-facing wall and has grown extremely well. I was so relucatant to thin out the multitude of fruits but did eventually do this - though not quite one to every six inches. I feed the tree with tomatoe food every week and the foliage is luxurious - but it's shielding all the fruit from the sun. The fruits are now about large plum size, have a nice rosy flush in parts, but are 'rock hard'. Are these fruits likely to ripen covered by leaves? Thanks in advance, Keith Portland, Dorset. |
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Ripening Nectarines
Keith (Dorset) wrote:
We have a nectarine tree growing in a large terracotta pot which we bought and planted this spring. It's outside against a south-facing wall and has grown extremely well. I was so relucatant to thin out the multitude of fruits but did eventually do this - though not quite one to every six inches. I feed the tree with tomatoe food every week and the foliage is luxurious - but it's shielding all the fruit from the sun. The fruits are now about large plum size, have a nice rosy flush in parts, but are 'rock hard'. Are these fruits likely to ripen covered by leaves? Thanks in advance, Keith Portland, Dorset. As they are similar to peaches, which I grow just be patient, they will ripen towards the end of Summer, did I write Summer? Well in a month or two. |
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Ripening Nectarines - thanks
Thank you...
"Broadback" wrote in message ... Keith (Dorset) wrote: We have a nectarine tree growing in a large terracotta pot which we bought and planted this spring. It's outside against a south-facing wall and has grown extremely well. I was so relucatant to thin out the multitude of fruits but did eventually do this - though not quite one to every six inches. I feed the tree with tomatoe food every week and the foliage is luxurious - but it's shielding all the fruit from the sun. The fruits are now about large plum size, have a nice rosy flush in parts, but are 'rock hard'. Are these fruits likely to ripen covered by leaves? Thanks in advance, Keith Portland, Dorset. As they are similar to peaches, which I grow just be patient, they will ripen towards the end of Summer, did I write Summer? Well in a month or two. |
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